Victorville man shot, killed in Long Beach

LONG BEACH • Long Beach Police officials are investigating the shooting death of a Victorville man that took place over the weekend.

Authorities said the murder of McKune George Collins, 25, may have been gang-related.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers were dispatched to a shooting that had occurred in the 5500 block of Ackerfield Avenue, officials said.

There they found a man, later identified as Collins, with a gunshot wound to his upper torso lying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities stated in a press release Collins and the shooter may have been involved in an argument shortly before the fatal shooting.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact detectives Hugo Cortes or Donald Goodman at (562) 570-7244 or send anonymous tips to www.TipSoft.com.

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